Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km N of Anacortes, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km N of Anacortes, Washington on Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 6:15 AM PDT (13:15 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-07-25 13:15:12 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.560° N, 122.626° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 69 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 65 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.22 km N of Lyman, Washington · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.73 km N of Lyman, Washington · 64 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 64 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 64 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.65 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 62 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 61 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.511 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 57 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.88 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 53 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.92 km NNE of Lyman, Washington · 51 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 49 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.97 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 39 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.815 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 38 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.714 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 37 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.62 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 23 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 10
  18. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 20 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.16 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington · 16 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 74 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.914 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 77 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.68 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 78 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 78 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 81 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 84 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.910 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 84 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.85 km E of Acme, Washington · 84 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.82 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 89 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.93 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.62 km SSW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 92 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.33 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 92 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.35 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 93 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.02 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 94 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.32 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 94 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 67
  16. 3.82 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 94 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2,079
  17. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 94 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714061361. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.